There was a time, many years ago, when Mercola was a fair source for actual information related to alternative medicine.

Now it seems conspiracy theories reign supreme!

I do just want to clarify...my comment is not about Huxley or "Brave New World" - there is much that can be discussed related to it as a difficult but valuable piece of literature, as well as aspects in it's fictional narrative that may ring true in our modern world.

I was commenting on the selective use of that book to promote Dr Mercola's personal views related to COVID and his own new book on the subject.

Caroline,
I read the book back in the 70s when I began to devour everything available to me, but usually authors like Bradbury, Herbert and Asimov etc rather than Huxley. I also watched the likes of Soylent Green but don't see it as anything more than fiction I'm not the young idealist I was back then. I grew up and it hurt.

What exactly is a "US thing" anyway??? Edited to add: btw, Huxley as far as I know was English, so not sure what you mean with that.

The genre of the book is usually Science Fiction or Dystopian Fiction.

I clicked the first link thinking it would be a video about the book, unknowingly though, I was transported to Mercola's Covid pages. That was no accident in a search of history.

It's a shame that literature, good, bad or ugly, is sullied in such a way frankly.

Chemar, thanks. I know. I remember that time.

Lara I guess I don't know what this means. That's where I put in the U.S. comment.

I'm glad that where I live doesn't resemble the dystopia of Brave New World.

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I was under the impression that you must feel as if you can relate to the dystopian fiction of Brave New World.

I asked the question about what you meant about the "US thing" because you had written.

It's not the first time you've written that on a thread. I just don't know what it means. No big deal.

It's not the supplements or book I object to, it's the misinformation and fear mongering. It's become a whole new language. Sometimes I read all those conspiracy theories and it makes me feel physically ill. I do object to opening what could have been a benign url to a benign site about a BOOK and being sent to covid misinformation.

Our country of 300million+ is a mess and people are on the verge of great disaster. Some are dying from suicides and depression is rampant, jobs lost, businesses closed, my vibrant town here in CA is a ghost town...so I know from where I speak...children not in schools, it's a major disaster.

I hope we can let this go and all can think for themselves.

It's not the verge of disaster, it is disaster. It is terrible. That's what I said in my first post.

It's shocking and terrible and I'm so blessed that it's not like that where I live. Why can't I say that?

I feel as if I'm beating my head against a brick wall. Then you always just shut it down and say "we can let this go". Talk about it.

I have gotten so much excellent health info from Mercola and I trust him and many like him to bring us truths vs the lies were fed by mainstream..I don't care if he writes a book, 1000's do, check out amazon and all the health books. I don't buy his supplements but a couple friends do. His life is good health and if a book is in there, that is just fine.